In the 19th and 20th centuries, geopolitical jockeying in China’s northeast saw the ownership of strategic railway lines – and with them regional dominance – change hands time and again.
Today's headlines: Special anti-migrant checkpoints have been set up at the Finland-Russia border. The Philippines is considering rejoining the International Criminal Court. Anti-junta militias continue to advance in Myanmar. To boost tourism and business, China will allow travellers from six countries, including Italy, to enter the country visa-free as of 1 December.
As the mainstream propaganda machine was trying to present the supposed "new era of detente" between the United States and China (at least until President
Europe is home to a substantial number of minority and regional languages - some of them, sadly, on the brink of extinction. This quiz will focus on twelve of them.
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